MY TIME IN AUSTIN’S COLONY

Destiny RichWitherspoon

4th Period

My Journey

I came here because land was cheap.

The financial panic of 1819 moved me here.

My Arrival

All the land I qualified for was 1,920 acres.

I paid $ 0.12 per acre. My cost all together was $ 230.40.

1822

In 1822 I found out my yearly land payment.

The payment was 76.80 dollars. My investment for the land was 923.20

dollars.

1822

My bank balance was 1,323.20. I was left with $ 400 dollars to spend on

my self.

1823

The year 1823 was a short year for me.

For all my crops together was $ 265.00.

The total for my gross income was $ 620.00.

1823

I subtracted the investment money and the cost of the crops and my remaining investment money was $ 981.40 but I had $620.00 left by the end of the year.

1824

The year 1824 was also a short year for me but a good one.

I had $2,000 to spend! My remaining investment money was

$789.60.

1824

My total cost for crops was 500 dollars. Then my bank balance was 3,789.60

dollars. My town was Gonzales and I had 2,000

dollars to spend.

My Town

Gonzales

My Conclusion

I was very successful by the end of the three years.

I want to go home because I miss my family.

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